The OPEC of Ballroom Dancing

14 Replies to “The OPEC of Ballroom Dancing”

1. That’s a great essay.

2. Ah the dance! I remember back to the high school days when a slow song was called a “dry boner”.

3. No joke – the story of my life is in that essay. Average looking guy, average income, average everything growing up, but with more dates than anybody I knew, JUST from the dancing.
   Now 63, and the dancing STILL gets ’em!

4. Ralph, ah yes, the good old days of the big ring binder.

5. Wow Captain. You bring back old memories for me.
   I danced with women back in the days when you used to hold women in your arms, not sway with a partner who was half way across the room.
   We even had slow dances in those days.
   But there is a protocol for slow dancing with a woman in your arms.
   Don’t chew gum.
   A friend of mine was dancing with a woman and his gum got caught in her hair. He panicked and tried to chew it off.
   She was offended thinking he was making a move, and walked off the floor.
   He blew the joint before the poor woman has an opportunity to go to the powder room.

6. Ever dance with the devil in the pale moon light?

7. I never thought of it in those terms, but he’s right. As a tango dancer there’s also the technical aspect of actually learning the tango to be able to perform it on the dance floor. It’s something the lady has to earn — a pretty potent lure!

8. Hey Captain, kick ass post.
   BTW.. my gal and I signed up for a ballroom class recently but it’s packed and I hate it.
   So my question is.. what would you recommend for two antisocial novices that need enough skill to get through black tie events? Our resources include time, space and a stereo.

9. Ah, close dancing. Have heard it described as a naval engement without loss of seamen.

10. And here I always thought Ballroom dancing was dancing with loose pants on.

11. Ralph @6:34, you made me laugh so hard I dang near puked!!! Thank you sir.

12. LOL!!

13. I had to teach my half-Ukrainian wife (then girl friend) to polka. Then came the Mexican Hat Dance; anybody remember ‘The Lancers’ or the ‘Butterfly’? Dang, I don’t have the energy for that stuff any more – still have the same wife though after 45 years.

14. Marco,
    I actually have my old instructional DVD’s I can always burn a copy for you and mail it. What do you want? I have swing, salsa, ballroom and latin. They’re not “grand” as they assume you’ve taken the class already, but they’re at least something.
    Cpt.